1651-AB02 201410 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1651 U.S. Customs and Border Protection USCBP 1600 Department of Homeland Security DHS Centers of Excellence and Expertise

CBP plans to issue amendments to CBP regulations to reflect a new internal organizational entity known as a Center of Excellence and Expertise (CEE) and to shift authority to make certain decisions regarding customs transactions from port directors to the directors of the CEEs. The goals of the CEEs are to facilitate trade, reduce transaction costs, increase compliance with applicable import laws, and to achieve uniformity of treatment at the ports of entry for identified industries.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No Not Yet Determined 19 USC 2 19 USC 66 19 USC 1202 (General Note 3(i), Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States) 19 USC 1624 No Interim Final Rule 07/00/2015 Undetermined None No No No Lori Whitehurst Branch Chief, Trade Operations Division 1651 U.S. Customs and Border Protection USCBP 202 344-2536 lori.j.whitehurst@cbp.dhs.gov Office of Field Operations, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington DC 20229